Garment hanger



' L. A. YOUNG GARMENT HANGER July 31, 1934.

Filed April 7, 1933 NV EN T 460/701? 4 533? ATTORNEYS Patented July 31,1934 1,968,065 I UNITED STATES; PATENT OFFICE Application April 7, 1933,Serial No. 664,867 10 Claims. (01. 223-62) The main objects of thisinvention are: within the ends of the arms 2 and clamped on First, toprovide a garment hanger in which the lower wall portions 6 thereof.This cross the body or garment supporting arm portions are barforms agarment supporting member of subof considerable diameter, therebypresenting a stantial width and it also stiffens and reinforces suitablegarment supporting surface and at the the arms 2, preventing theirbecoming distorted ,60 same time providing a structure which is very ortheir lower ends spreading or collapsing under light and still has thedesired strength and rigidthe weight of the garment or in handling they. anger.

Second, to provide a garment hanger present- The suspending hook 7 isprovided with a shank ing non-metallic surfaces to coat or body gar- 8terminating in an eye 9 engaged with the ments which are likely to bedampened, as by angle or apex of the arms and the end of the eyeperspiration, when placed upon the hanger. being wrapped around theshank as shown at 10. Third, to provide a garment hanger which is Withthis arrangement of parts I secure a nonvery economical to produce andis at the same metallic garment supporting surface. Paper is 15 timestrong and rigid. highly regarded for this purpose, metal hangers()bjects pertaining to details and economies of having been covered withfabric orpaper to overmy invention will definitely appear from thedecome the objections to metal. The body or arm scription to follow. Theinvention is defined in portion of the hanger may be formed of comthclaims, paratively light weight tubing and still is very 20 A structureembodying the features of. my instrong and rigid, particularly whensupported by vention is clearly illustrated in the accompanythe metalcross bar as I have illustrated. The ing drawing, in which: i metalcross bar is not generally regarded as ob- Fig. 1 is a side elevation ofa garment hanger jectionable- The p p tubing is o v0 Such made inaccordance with one embodiment of my diameter as to present a supportingsurface of 5 inventi n, substantial area. As shown in Fig. 4, the crossso Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail section showing piece is longitudinallyfiuted or corrugated, instructural features thereof, stead of beingchanneled as shown by Fig. 3. This Fig. 3 is a transverse sectionthrough the cross Provides a rigid cross'piece which resists bendingmember or bar on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. t0 a marked degree. 30 Fig. 4 is asimilar cross section of a modified In the modification or embodimentshown in 5 form of cross member or bar. Fig. 5 the cross piece 11 isformed of wire and this Fig. 5 is a fragmentary side elevationillustrathas inturned ends 12 corresponding to the ining anotherembodiment of my invention in which turned ends 5 0f the Cross PieceThese i the cross bar is formed of wire, turned ends are disposed withinand clamped upon 5 Fig. 6 is a fragmentary elevation of still anthe arms2. other embodiment of my invention in which the In the embodiment shownin Fig. 6 the arms 2 cross bar is formed of wire to constitute a gararebraced and supported by a cross member ment clamping member. which alsoconstitutes a garment clamp. I'his is The body or arm portion of mygarment hangformed of a single piece of wire bent upon itself 0 er,designated generally by the numeral 1, is to provide a fixed cross piece13 and a clamping formed of a paper tube made up of spirally twistedmember 14. The bight end of the loop of wire is strips of paper asindicated, these strips of paper formed into a coil 15, or is coiledaround one of the being secured together by suitable adhesive. This arms2. The other end of the arm 13 is formed paper tube is bent into angularform to provide in a coil 16 or is coiled around the other arm 2 w apair of downwardly diverging arms 2. In the and. terminates in anupwardly facing catch or manufacture of the tubes they are preferablycut keeper 1'7 with which the end of the arm 14 is into proper lengthand bent to the angular posidetachably engaged so that it may bereleased to tion prior to drying of the glue or adhesive, and receive agarment and re-engaged to clamp the when dried retain this position tofacilitate future garment between the members 13 and 14. This 50operations in forming the hanger. form of cross bar also effectivelysupports and The cross piece 3 is formed of light weight braces the armsor body of the hanger and prometal, preferably of curved channel crosssection vides the additional feature of a trousers clamp. disposedfacing downwardly and terminating in The structure has the disadvantage,however, of flattened ends 4 which are turned upwardly and there being asmall portion of metal to which the 55 inwardly to provide hooks 5 whichare disposed body garment arranged thereon is exposed.

In the embodiment shown in Figs. 1-5, inclusive, the ends of the armsare preferably cut square so that the upper portions thereof overhangand project beyond the ends of the cross bar engaged therewith.

My improved hanger is economical in its parts and very easily assembled.I have not attempted to illustrate other forms or embodiments of myinvention as it is believed that this disclosure will enable thoseskilled in the art to embody or adapt my improvements as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a garment hanger, the combination of downwardly diverging armsformed integrally of a hollow paper tube, a downwardly facing U shapedcross piece having upturned flattened ends disposed within the ends ofsaid arms and clamped upon the lower portion or wall thereof wherebysaid cross piece constitutes a reinforcing member and prevents thespreadingof the lower ends of the arms, and a suspending hook having ashank wrapped around the apex of the arms to reinforce the side walls ofthe tube.

2. In a garment hanger, the combination of downwardly diverging armsformed integrally of a hollow paper tube, a cross piece having upturnedends disposed within the ends of said arms and clamped upon the lowerportion or wall thereof whereby said cross piece constitutes areinforcing member and prevents the spreading of the lower ends of thearms, and a suspending hook having a shank wrapped around the apex ofthe arms to reinforce the tube against collapse.

3. In a garment hanger, the combination of downwardly diverging armsformed integrally of a single hollow paper tube, and a downwardly facingU shaped cross piece having upturned flattened ends disposed within theends of said arms and clamped upon the lower portion of the wall thereofwhereby said cross piece constitutes a reinforcing member and preventsthe spreading of the lower ends of the arms.

4. In a garment hanger, the combination of downwardly diverging armsformed integrally of a single hollow paper tube, and a cross piecehaving upturned ends disposed within the ends of at the angle thereof toreinforce the side walls of the tube.

6. In a garment hanger, the combination of a hollow paper tube bent toan angular form providing downwardly diverging arms, a cross piecehaving infolded ends in clamping engagement with the ends of the tube,and a suspending hook having an eye embracing the tube at the anglethereof to reinforce the side walls of the tube.

* 7. A garment hanger comprising downwardly diverging arms formed of abent hollow paper tube, a cross piece of curved cross section having itsends disposed within and clamped upon the ends of said arms, and asuspending hook'of wire having a shank terminating in an eye embracingthe tube at the angle thereof to reinforce the side walls of the tube.

8. A garment hanger comprising downwardly diverging arms formed of abent hollow paper tube, a cross piece having its ends clamped upon theends of said arms, and a suspending hook having a shank embracing thetube at the angle thereof to reinforce the side walls of the tube.

9. A garment hanger comprising downwardly 110 diverging arms formedintegrally of a hollow paper tube, a suspended hook having a shankembracing said tube at the apex thereof to reinforce the side walls ofthe tube, and a cross piece having infolded ends disposed within andclamped upon the ends of the tube.

10. A garment hanger comprising downwardly diverging arms formedintegrally of a hollow paper tube, a' suspended hook'having a shankembracing said tube at the apex thereof to reinforce the tube againstcollapse, and a cross piece clamped upon the ends of the tube.

LEONARD A. YOUNG.

